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New York State Assembly
Type
Type Lower house
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver, (D)
since February 11, 1994
Majority Leader Ronald Canestrari, (D)
since January 4, 2007
Minority Leader Brian Kolb, (R)
since April 6, 2009
Structure
Members 150
Political groups Democratic Party
Independence Party of New York
Republican Party
Working Families Party
Election
Last election November 4, 2008
Meeting place
NewYorkAssemblyChamber.jpg
Assembly Chamber,
New York State Capitol, Albany, NY, U.S.
Website
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.

The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.

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Leadership of the assembly

The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the assembly. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The minority leader is elected by party caucus. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Speaker.

The current Speaker is Democrat Sheldon Silver of the 64th Assembly District (New York City-Lower Manhattan). The Majority Leader is Ronald Canestrari of the 106th Assembly District (parts of Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga counties). The Minority Leader is Republican Brian Kolb of the 129th Assembly District (parts of Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Ontario counties and all of Seneca County).

Position Name Party Residence District
Speaker Sheldon Silver Democratic New York 64
Majority Leader Ronald Canestrari Democratic Cohoes 106
Minority Leader Brian Kolb Republican Canandaigua 129

Composition

The Assembly is dominated by the Democrats, who currently hold a 63-seat supermajority in the chamber. The Assembly's apportionment strongly favors the state's traditional Democratic strongholds of New York City (where the Democrats hold all but one seat), Western New York and the Capital District. The Democrats have controlled the Assembly since 1975, and for all but five years since 1959.

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates Majority Conference)
 Total
Democratic WF Ind Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 103 1 1 41 146 4
Begin 107 1 1 41 150 0
June 23, 2009[1] 106 149 1
September 15, 2009[2] 107 150 0
October 1, 2009[3] 2 40
Latest voting share 73.3% 26.7%

Members of the New York State Assembly

+++111

District Member Party First elected Residence
1 Marc Alessi Democratic 2005 Shoreham
2 Fred Thiele Independence 1995 Sag Harbor
3 Patricia Eddington ELECTED BROOKHAVEN TOWN CLERK Working Families 2000 Medford
4 Steven Englebright Democratic 1992 Setauket
5 Ginny Fields Democratic 2004 Oakdale
6 Philip Ramos Democratic 2002 Central Islip
7 Michael J. Fitzpatrick Republican 2002 Smithtown
8 Philip Boyle Republican 2006 Bay Shore
9 Andrew Raia Republican 2002 East Northport
10 James Conte Republican 1988 Huntington Station
11 Robert Sweeney Democratic 1988 Lindenhurst
12 Joseph Saladino Republican 2004 Massapequa
13 Charles Lavine Democratic 2004 Glen Cove
14 Robert Barra Republican 2000 Lynbrook
15 Robert Walker Republican 2005 Hicksville
16 Michelle Schimel Democratic 2007 Great Neck
17 Thomas McKevitt Republican 2006 East Meadow
18 Earlene Hill Hooper Democratic 1988 Hempstead
19 David McDonough Republican 2002 Merrick
20 Harvey Weisenberg Democratic 1989 Long Beach
21 Thomas Alfano Republican 1996 North Valley Stream
22 Grace Meng Democratic 2008 Flushing
23 Audrey Pheffer Democratic 1987 Far Rockaway
24 Mark Weprin ELECTED TO NYC COUNCIL Democratic 1994 Fresh Meadows
25 Rory I. Lancman Democratic 2006 Hillcrest
26 Ann-Margaret Carrozza Democratic 1996 Bayside
27 Nettie Mayersohn Democratic 1982 Kew Gardens Hills
28 Andrew Hevesi Democratic 2005 Forest Hills
29 William Scarborough Democratic 1994 Jamaica
30 Margaret Markey Democratic 1998 Maspeth
31 Michele Titus Democratic 2002 Far Rockaway
32 Vivian Cook Democratic 1990 Jamaica
33 Barbara Clark Democratic 1986 Queens Village
34 Michael DenDekker Democratic 2008 East Elmhurst
35 Jeffrion Aubry Democratic 1992 Corona
36 Michael N. Gianaris Democratic 2000 Astoria
37 Catherine Nolan Democratic 1984 Ridgewood
38 Michael G. Miller Democratic 2009 Glendale
39 Jose Peralta Democratic 2002 Jackson Heights
40 Inez Barron Democratic 2008 Brooklyn
41 Helene Weinstein Democratic 1980 Brooklyn
42 Rhoda Jacobs Democratic 1978 Brooklyn
43 Karim Camara Democratic 2005 Brooklyn
44 James F. Brennan Democratic 1984 Brooklyn
45 Steven Cymbrowitz Democratic 2000 Brooklyn
46 Alec Brook-Krasny Democratic 2006 Brooklyn
47 William Colton Democratic 1996 Brooklyn
48 Dov Hikind Democratic 1982 Brooklyn
49 Peter Abbate Democratic 1986 Brooklyn
50 Joseph Lentol Democratic 1972 Brooklyn
51 Felix Ortiz Democratic 1994 Brooklyn
52 Joan Millman Democratic 1997 Brooklyn Heights
53 Vito Lopez Democratic 1984 Brooklyn
54 Darryl Towns Democratic 1992 Brooklyn
55 William Boyland, Jr. Democratic 2003 Brooklyn
56 Annette Robinson Democratic 2002 Brooklyn
57 Hakeem Jeffries Democratic 2006 Brooklyn
58 N. Nick Perry Democratic 1992 Brooklyn
59 Alan Maisel Democratic 2006 Brooklyn
60 Janele Hyer-Spencer Democratic 2006 Staten Island
61 Matthew Titone Democratic 2007 Staten Island
62 Lou Tobacco Republican 2007 Staten Island
63 Michael Cusick Democratic 2002 Staten Island
64 Sheldon Silver Democratic 1976 New York
65 Micah Kellner Democratic 2007 New York
66 Deborah Glick Democratic 1990 New York
67 Linda Rosenthal Democratic 2006 New York
68 Adam Clayton Powell IV Democratic 2000 New York
69 Daniel O'Donnell Democratic 2002 New York
70 Keith L. T. Wright Democratic 1992 New York
71 Herman D. Farrell Democratic 1974 New York
72 Adriano Espaillat Democratic 1996 New York
73 Jonathan Bing Democratic 2002 New York
74 Brian Kavanagh Democratic 2006 New York
75 Richard Gottfried Democratic 1970 New York
76 Peter Rivera Democratic 1992 Parkchester
77 Vanessa Gibson Democratic 2009 Morris Heights
78 Jose Rivera Democratic 2000 Fordham
79 Michael Benjamin Democratic 2003 Morrisania
80 Naomi Rivera Democratic 2004 Morris Park
81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Democratic 1994 Kingsbridge
82 Michael Benedetto Democratic 2004 Co-op City
83 Carl Heastie Democratic 2000 Baychester
84 Carmen E. Arroyo Democratic 1994 Mott Haven
85 Marcos Crespo Democratic 2009 Soundview
86 Nelson Castro Democratic 2008 University Heights
87 J. Gary Pretlow Democratic 1992 Mount Vernon
88 Amy Paulin Democratic 2000 Scarsdale
89 Adam Bradley ELECTED WHITE PLAINS MAYOR Democratic 2002 White Plains
90 Sandra Galef Democratic 1992 Ossining
91 George Latimer Democratic 2004 Rye
92 Richard Brodsky Democratic 1982 Greenburgh
93 Mike Spano Democratic 2006 Yonkers
94 Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. Democratic 2007 New City
95 Ellen C. Jaffee Democratic 2006 Suffern
96 Nancy Calhoun Republican 1990 Blooming Grove
97 Ann Rabbitt Republican 2004 Greenwood Lake
98 Aileen Gunther Democratic 2003 Forestburgh
99 Greg Ball Republican 2006 Carmel
100 Frank Skartados Democratic 2008 Milton
101 Kevin Cahill Democratic 1998 Kingston
102 Joel Miller Republican 1994 Poughkeepsie
103 Marcus Molinaro Republican 2006 Red Hook
104 John McEneny Democratic 1992 Albany
105 George Amedore Republican 2007 Rotterdam
106 Ronald Canestrari Democratic 1988 Cohoes
107 Clifford Crouch Republican 1995 Guilford
108 Timothy P. Gordon Independence 2006 Delmar
109 Robert Reilly Democratic 2004 Colonie
110 James Tedisco Republican 1982 Schenectady
111 William Magee Democratic 1990 Nelson
112 Tony Jordan Republican 2008 Jackson
113 Teresa Sayward Republican 2002 Willsboro
114 Janet Duprey Republican 2006 Plattsburgh
115 David Townsend Republican 1990 Kirkland
116 RoAnn Destito Democratic 1992 Rome
117 Marc Butler Republican 1995 Newport
118 Addie Jenne Russell Democratic 2008 Theresa
119 Joan Christensen Democratic 1990 Syracuse
120 William Magnarelli Democratic 1998 Syracuse
121 Albert A. Stirpe, Jr. Democratic 2006 North Syracuse
122 Dierdre Scozzafava Republican 1998 Gouverneur
123 Gary Finch Republican 1999 Springport
124 William A. Barclay Republican 2002 Pulaski
125 Barbara Lifton Democratic 2002 Ithaca
126 Donna Lupardo Democratic 2004 Endwell
127 Peter Lopez Republican 2006 Schoharie
128 Robert Oaks Republican 1992 Macedon
129 Brian Kolb Republican 2000 Canandaigua
130 Joseph Errigo Republican 2000 Conesus
131 Susan John Democratic 1990 Rochester
132 Joseph Morelle Democratic 1990 Irondequoit
133 David Gantt Democratic 1982 Rochester
134 Bill Reilich Republican 2002 Greece
135 David Koon Democratic 1996 Perinton
136 James Bacalles Republican 1995 Corning
137 Tom O'Mara Republican 2004 Horseheads
138 Francine DelMonte Democratic 2000 Lewiston
139 Stephen Hawley Republican 2006 Batavia
140 Robin Schimminger Democratic 1976 Kenmore
141 Crystal Peoples Democratic 2002 Buffalo
142 Jane Corwin Republican 2008 Clarence
143 Dennis H. Gabryszak Democratic 2006 Cheektowaga
144 Sam Hoyt Democratic 1992 Buffalo
145 Mark J. F. Schroeder Democratic 2004 Buffalo
146 Jack Quinn III Republican 2004 Hamburg
147 Daniel Burling Republican 1998 Warsaw
148 James Hayes Republican 1998 Amherst
149 Joseph Giglio Republican 2005 Gowanda
150 William Parment Democratic 1982 Ashville

Past notable members

Prominent members of the Assembly in the past include U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Millard Fillmore, Al Smith, Nelson Antonio Denis, Thomas V. Welch, Frederick W. Seward and Theodore Roosevelt.

See also

References

  1. ^ Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio (D-Queens) resigned after being convicted of defrauding the public
  2. ^ Michael Miller (D) won the special election to succeed Seminerio
  3. ^ Fred Thiele switched parties from Republican to Independence

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